Forbidden love, adventure, and heartwarming romance in the Old WestEscape to the Colorado Territory with the first THREE books in the Gilbert Girls series! These sweet and clean historical romances have everything you love:-handsome cowboys-strong heroines-thrilling danger and adventure-forbidden love-and romance that will warm your heart!Building Forever, Book OneA haunting guilt. A family to save. A love that can’t be.When Emma Daniels’ family finds itself destitute, she takes work with the Gilbert Company, which seeks young women to work at hotel restaurants along remote railroad lines out West. The rules for a Gilbert Girl are strict, and no courting is allowed. None of the rules present a problem for Emma, at least until she meets the hotel’s builder, Monroe Hartley.Building this hotel for the Gilbert Company is the perfect opportunity for Monroe. Not only will it advance his career, it barely gives him a moment to drown in guilt over his wife’s death. When Emma arrives, he finds himself drawn to her. But he can’t promise her anything, not unless he wants her to end up with the same fate his wife suffered.Giving in to their feelings would mean losing everything, yet they find themselves growing closer as the summer stretches on. When a man who covets Monroe’s job discovers their secret and threatens to reveal it, they must each decide whether their love is worth uprooting everything they’ve worked so hard for.Running From Forever, Book TwoA wanted man. A heart in hiding. A love to free them both.The Crest Stone Hotel is the perfect place for a man like Thomas Drexel to hide. Wanted for crimes he didn’t commit, Thomas hopes he can blend in as a handyman at the newly-opened hotel. But his past threatens his future when one of the hotel restaurant’s waitresses discovers his identity.Caroline Beauchamp ran from Boston to escape an arranged marriage to a despicable man. She’s safe in the hotel, hidden from those who want her to return home. Yet she finds herself drawn to Thomas and compelled to help him prove his innocence, even if she risks her position as a Gilbert Girl to do so.Experience has taught Thomas not to trust women who come from money, but it’s not long before he sees there’s more to Caroline than he thought. With new guests arriving at the hotel each day, it’s only a matter of time before the law finds Thomas and Caroline’s family finds her. With their futures on the line, Caroline and Thomas must trust their newfound love and face their pasts before they are pulled apart--forever.Wild Forever, Book ThreeA missing girl. A damaged heart. A love that risks it all.Penny May would do anything to forget her past, even traveling all the way to the Colorado Territory to become a Gilbert Girl. Learning to be a good waitress wasn’t easy, but Penny is happy with her new life and friends at the Crest Stone Hotel. At least until the handsome and infuriating county sheriff arrives in search of his kidnapped sister.Sheriff Ben Young never thought his work could endanger those he loved until a disgruntled outlaw proves him wrong. The last thing he needs now is another impetuous woman in his life, particularly one who goes traipsing about the mountains with little regard to her own safety. But there’s something about Penny that draws him to her, and she turns into an unlikely ally.While Penny knows she’ll lose the reputation she’s fought so hard to regain if she’s caught spending time with Ben, she’s compelled to help him find his sister—even if she’ll lose her heart in the process. When Penny finds her own life threatened, Ben must put his feelings for her aside or risk losing both his sister and Penny, forever.

A house in London’s fashionable West End is the setting for romance, mystery, and danger in this Regency-set tale by a New York Times–bestselling author . . .   Number 67 Clarges Street—a good address in London’s elegant Mayfair with a dubious past and a lovably eccentric staff—is where the Hart sisters are taking up residence for the season. Beautiful and socially ambitious Euphemia and her younger sister, Jane, enter a world of balls, coming-out parties, and courtship with the hope of finding suitable husbands.   But Number 67 has been deemed unlucky due to a long history of tragedy, including the mysterious death of a young and desirable past tenant named Clara. “Little Jane,” constantly overshadowed by her gorgeous sister, soon turns away from the London social scene and concentrates on solving the mystery behind Clara’s death. Her search leads to a discovery of danger, deceit, and romance as she works alongside the eligible and dashing Lord Tregarthan to unravel the baffling case . . .   Originally published under the name Marion Chesney, Plain Jane is a delightful story of romance and suspense by the much-loved author of the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series.

The oldest Copeland sister learns some marriage proposals aren’t easily refused in this Regency romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Lady Diana Copeland has hot-footed it to London to tell her new guardian, Lord Faulkner, exactly what she thinks of his outrageous marriage demands! Well, with her two flighty sisters having run off, no one else is going to do it . . . Surely this magnificent man with a naughty glint in his eye can’t be the pompous old fool she was expecting? Inhaling deeply, Diana fights not to get lost in the depths of Lord Faulkner’s intoxicating gaze—or to make the worst forfeit—by agreeing to be the lord’s new countess!

Seeking to improve his political fortunes, he sought an exceptional lady to wed…The radical and self-righteous Marcus Hartley, the honorable MP for Knockton, never spared a thought for marriage, let alone something so trite as love. But with the general election approaching, the government floundering, and his career struggling to gain traction, he stumbles upon an opportunity too good to pass up: a well-connected lady in dire need of a husband.How fortuitous for him, then, that she would accept almost anyone…As the conceited, sheltered daughter of a baron, Evelyn Wolfenden vowed never to marry, content to remain in her ancestral home. Unfortunately, her brother’s untimely death scuppers any plans for a quiet future. With no male heirs in sight, what had once seemed silly suddenly becomes paramount. Her future in jeopardy, she must not only wed, but become another creature altogether: a politician’s wife.A note to readers—Desperate Proposals is a character-driven historical romance novel of 89,000 words containing open-door sex scenes and strong language.

Two people hiding secrets. Are they a match made in heaven or will fate drive them apart?The present dayWhile on holiday in Cornwall, land of her ancestors, Morvoren Lucas agrees with reluctance to accompany her soon to be ex-boyfriend on a sea-fishing trip. Her morbid fear of the water, despite her name meaning ‘sea maiden’ or ‘mermaid’ in Cornish, turns out to be justified when a sudden freak wave tosses the fishing boat, flinging her into the sea.1811Kit Carlyon takes one last sweep with his nets before heading for home and fishes out what he at first mistakes for a real mermaid. Morvoren. To begin with, he thinks she’s dead, but then she revives and he realizes he’s stuck with an unwanted visitor just when he and his uncle don’t need one. Because Kit and his uncle are smugglers, and they have a shipment from Brittany arriving that night.It takes a trip to Penzance, where Morvoren was staying in a holiday cottage, to make her realize she’s traveled back in time, something she doesn’t confide in Kit. She’s lost, nearly two hundred years before her birth, with no money and not a friend in the world – except for Kit. He, feeling responsibility for her because he fished her out of the sea, decides the only thing he can do is to take her back to his Wiltshire home and put her in the care of his mother and sister.But Morvoren has a secret. In the museum in modern Penzance she’s seen a display about local smuggling, and she knows Kit is going to be killed in the cove below where his uncle lives. The problem is that she didn’t pay enough attention to the display, and she doesn’t know when this is going to happen. Surely she’s been snatched back in time for a purpose, and that must be to save the man she’s falling in love with.But can you truly change the course of history, or is it written in stone?Read Free in Kindle Unlimited!The Cornish Ladies SeriesBook 1 - The Cornish MermaidBook 2 - The Cornish BrideBook 3 - The Cornish InheritanceBook 4 - The Cornish Widow

‘A magical journey, I loved Rose and how she fought for her own strength within herself.’ Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Sunday Times bestselling author‘An expansive, breath-taking tale . . . Rose’s voice is eloquent and lyrical, the writing glorious, and the historical detail superb.’ Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia PalaceAran Islands 1898.Eighteen-year-old Rose O’Neill leaves her beloved Ireland and boards a steamer bound for New York City. She’s starting a new life with Adam, the American soldier who’s sworn to marry her.But when she arrives at New York Harbour Rose finds herself abandoned, pregnant and alone.Scared and homeless, she takes a job at one of New York’s luxury hotels, and gradually begins to see a future for herself and her unborn child.But when a deadly fire rips through the hotel, in one shocking moment Rose loses all she has built.Rose’s luck finally begins to change when she meets Joe Kavanaugh, a man determined to win her heart.Rose and Joe build a life that takes them from the struggling Lower East side, to the glamour of New York’s finest department store.If only Rose can let go of her past and the love she lost.Rose has come from nothing and built an empire, but the outbreak of the Great War in Europe threatens to topple the dynasty which she has sacrificed so much to build.Can she find her way back to happiness, and the future she set out to find a quarter of a century before . . .?Sweeping from Ireland to New York at the turn of the Twentieth century. The heartache of the Great War, to the glamour of the Roaring Twenties. Discover one woman’s journey from heartbreak to happiness in this captivating historical saga.Perfect for fans of Fiona Valpy, Dilly Court, Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, Kristen Hannah, Rosie Goodwin, Heather Webb, Rosie Hendry, Katie Flynn, and Colleen McCullough.PRAISE FOR IRISH EYES:‘LOVED this book. A feisty strong-willed heroine in the hands of an experienced confident author. Full of warmth and romance and humour, a wonderful read.’ Kate Kerrigan, author of the Ellis Island Trilogy‘Romantic, lyrical, and rich with historical detail. Readers will root for the brave Rose as she navigates the immigrant experience in an ever-expanding New York City. A compelling read!’ Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home‘A treat for lovers of New York City history, Irish American culture, and second-chance romance.’ Finola Austin, author of Bronte's Mistress????? ‘Irish Eyes is beautifully written, and in parts, you could almost believe you were reading something written by Austen or Bronte.’ Sams_Fireside????? ‘A wonderful story of lost love.’ Ewatson11????? ‘The most extraordinary tale of one lady's life is both poignant and enthralling. I really enjoyed following Rose’s life through the years and cried a few times throughout this novel, it pulls at heart strings.’ Cflanagan1975????? ‘IRISH EYES is an absolutely enveloping love story amidst the great events of New York and the world encompassing turn of the century politics, Like all great love stories, it is full of impossibilities and danger, pride, loyalty, loss and endurance.’ Stephanie Cowell????? ‘I couldn't put it down. One night I got up twice to continue reading.’ Joan Kilgen????? ‘I couldn’t put it down. History, romance and intrigue. No one could ask for more.’ Anne B Dorsey